Physician / Researcher Bio

Van Huynh, M.D. is a CHOC Children's Specialist in Oncology, board certified in General Pediatrics and board eligible in Hematology and Oncology. Her clinical interests include childhood leukemia, kidney tumors and cancer epidemiology. The specialty procedures she performs are bone marrow aspirants/biopsy, lumbar puncture for intrathecal chemotherapy and consious sedation.

Dr. Huynh served her fellowship at CHOC Children's, Orange, California and completed her pediatric residency training at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California. She attended medical school at UC Irvine College of Medicine, Irvine, California.

Dr. Huynh's philosophy of practice is to provide the highest quality of medical care to her patients in an honest, supportive and compassionate manner. She is a member of the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) and the American Society for Bone Marrow Transplant (ASBMT). Dr. Huynh speaks fluent Vietnamese and medical Spanish.

Dr. Huynh’s favorite aspect of the physician-patient relationship is Establishing trust from the patient and their families, so that I can share the burden of their illness and help them through the journey from diagnosis, to treatment, to long term care.

Board Certifications

Professional Organizations

Childhood Leukemia International Consortium (CLIC)

Childrens Oncology Group (COG)

American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplant

American Association for Cancer Research

Published Works

Huynh V., Sender L., and Bota D. (2011). Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: What Have We Learned About the Effects of This Disease and Its Treatment on the Nervous System Novel Aspects in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Stefan Faderl (Ed.), ISBN: 978-953-307-753-6, InTech, Available from: http://www.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/acute-lymphoblastic-leukemia-what-have-we-learned-about-the-effects-of-this-disease-and-its-treatment